Rosebud Mine

The Rosebud Mine is a silver and gold mine located in Pershing county, Nevada at an elevation of 5,417 feet.

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Mine Info

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Site Name

Primary: Rosebud Mine
Secondary: Rosebud
Secondary: Rosebud Property
Secondary: Rosebud Project
Secondary: Rosebud Area Prospects

Commodity

Primary: Silver
Primary: Gold

Location

State: Nevada
County: Pershing
District: Rosebud

Land Status

Land ownership: BLM Administrative Area
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.

Holdings

Type: Private Lease
Type: Located Claim
Type: Patented

Workings

Type: Surface

Ownership

Owner Name: Santa Fe Pacific Gold Corp.
Percent: 50.00
Home Office: New Mexico
Info Year: 1996
Years: 1996 -

Owner Name: Hecla Mining Co.
Percent: 50.00
Home Office: Idaho
Info Year: 1996

Production

Year: 1997
Description: Estimated Silver Production, 1997 550000 T Oz/Yr
Year: 1997
Description: Estimated Gold Production, 1997 90000 T Oz/Yr
Year: 1997
Description: Grade At 0.458 Opt Au/2.4 Opt Ag Ave Grade
Year: 1997
Description: Ore Production, Daily 750 St/Day

Deposit

Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Producer
Operation Type: Underground
Mining Method: Combined Methods
Milling Method: Heap Leach-Agglomerate-Carbon Column-Merrill-Crowe
Year First Production: 1997
Discovery Year: 1988
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: Y
Deposit Size: S

Physiography

General Physiographic Area: Intermontane Plateaus
Physiographic Province: Basin And Range Province
Physiographic Section: Great Basin

Mineral Deposit Model

Not available

Orebody

Not available

Structure

Not available

Alterations

Not available

Rocks

Not available

Analytical Data

Not available

Materials

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Comments

Comment (Reserve-Resource): TOTAL DEMONSTRATED RESOURCES; 12/31/96. PROVEN + PROBABLE ORE + MEASURED + INDICATED MINERALIZED MATERIAL: MINE START UP BY 1997, AT A PRODUCTION OF 10,000 T OZ/YR EST. CAPACITY ESTIMATED AT 750 ST/D = 270,000 ST/YR (248,000 MT/YR)

References

Reference (Reserve-Resource): HECLA, 1994 FORM 10-K, P17, & ANNUAL REPORT, P21.

Reference (Reserve-Resource): HECLA, 1993 ANNUAL REPORT, P6.

Reference (Ownership): HECLA NEWS RELEASE, 9-10-96.

Reference (Ownership): HECLA, 1993 & 1994, FORM 10-K'S & ANNUAL REPORTS.

Reference (Deposit): AHEAD OF SCHEDULE AND UNDER BUDGET". 4/23/97. 1P.

Reference (Deposit): PRESS RELEASE. "HECLA'S ROSEBUD MINE BEGINS PRODUCTION--

Reference (Deposit): THE MINING RECORD, VOL 105, #12, MAR. 12, 1994, P.6.

Reference (Deposit): COMPANIES, P268.

Reference (Deposit): AMERICAN MINES HANDBOOK, 1996, P122.

Reference (Deposit): RANDOL, MINES DIRECTORY, 1996/1997, U.S. MINES & MINING

Reference (Deposit): COMPANIES, P346.

Reference (Deposit): RANDOL, MINES DIRECTORY, 1994/95, U.S. MINES & MINING

Reference (Deposit): HECLA, 1995 FORM 10-K, PP. 1, 2, 22, 23, 24.

Reference (Deposit): HECLA, 1993 FORM 10-K, PP. 1, 25.

Reference (Deposit): U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, MLA OPEN-FILE REPORT 7-93, P. 90.

Reference (Deposit): AREA, HUMBOLDT, PERSHING, AND WASHOE COUNTIES, NV,

Reference (Deposit): MILLER, M.S., 1993, MINERALS IN THE EMIGRANT TRAIL STUDY

Reference (Reserve-Resource): SANTA FE PACIFIC CORP., 1996 FORM 10-K REPORT, PP. 5, 7, 22.

Reference (Deposit): THE MINING JOURNAL, 9/20/96, P 222.

Reference (Reserve-Resource): HECLA, 1995 FORM 10-K, P24, & ANNUAL REPORT, P20.

Reference (Deposit): MINING MAGAZINE, 7/96, P50.

Reference (Deposit): THE MINING RECORD, VOL 107, #34, AUG. 21, 1996, P6.

Reference (Deposit): NORTH AMERICAN MINING, V1, #5, JUNE 1997, P20.

Reference (Deposit): PAY DIRT, MAY 97, #695, P14.

Reference (Deposit): MINING ENGINEERING, VOL 49, #6, JUNE 1997, 12.

Reference (Deposit): SKILLINGS MINING REVIEW, VOL 86, #19, MAY 10, 1997, P12.

Reference (Deposit): MINING ENGINEERING, SEPT., 1996, PP. 39-43.

Reference (Deposit): ROSES".

Reference (Deposit): THE MINING RECORD, VOL., 107, #49, DEC., 4, 1996, P19.

Reference (Deposit): MINING JOURNAL, LONDON, SEPT. 20, 1996, P222, "COMING UP

Reference (Deposit): THE MINING RECORD, VOL 107, #38, SEPT., 11, 1996, P1.

Reference (Deposit): MENT". SEPT, 1996. P.31.

Reference (Deposit): PAY DIRT. "HECLA, SFPG FINALIZE DEAL ON ROSEBUD DEVELOP-

Reference (Deposit): THE MINING RECORD, VOL 107, #34, AUG., 21, 1996, PP. 1, 6.

Nevada Gold

Nevada has a total of 368 distinct gold districts. Of the of those, just 36 are major producers with production and/or reserves of over 1,000,000 ounces, 49 have production and/or reserves of over 100,000 ounces, with the rest having less than 100,000 ounces. Read more: Gold Districts of Nevada.